Trend Alert: Statement Roman Shades

Did you guys happen to check out the new Lonny? One of my most favorite designers ever Angie Hranowsky has a project featured and I happened to notice two rooms with serious statement roman shades in them- almost painterly!

She actually uses them a lot, and I found a bunch of other examples of roman shades that are a focal point in rooms. They are especially great in small rooms that have very little space for art- instead serving AS the art instead! What do you think? Do you like this look?

YES! Love them! My daughter’s nursery has roman shades in a bold fabric that set the tone for the whole room. It’s a tiny space and drapes just would not have worked (not to mention that they’d probably be yanked down by grubby little hands). I love the idea for faux roman shades in places like a kitchen where you don’t really need to pull them down.

I really like this idea for a bedroom or a den. Less fussy than curtains but still makes a statement. But not for a formal dining room. Give me some huge, bold, traditional and glamorous curtains! I want to feel like I’m dining in the white house :).

I like it in every room EXCEPT the all white with malachite print shades from Elle Decor. I’m way in to white walls and malachite is one of my fav patterns/materials, but this application is unappealing to me. The pic was loved by tons of bloggers, but to me, he shades look like beach towels hanging on the windows in a stark dorm room.

My fav applications are Angie’s (Love her also!) , the first example with the tufted sofa and round brass coffee table, and I love the last pic. The trim on the green ikat print is so preppy and fresh. I am looking for ready made shades that I can add my own trim to.

Favoriting this post because I am PASSIONATE about window treatments!
All of the shades you show have beautiful fabric that make the statement.

The Roman Shade style is the classic flat Roman. There are many Roman variations~Hobbled, Slatted, Tucked and Relaxed to name a few. The style and construction varies depending on the room and how they will be used or if they’re just stationary.

Unless the fabric is sheer or semi-sheer (which I have done many times), the shades does need to be lined. For extra body and full saturation of color my preference is to interline them too. So luxurious!

Well done window treatments are the icing on the cake, the perfect necklace for the dress and the hood ornament on the luxury car.

I love the bold use of pattern and color – makes for a very exciting and engaging living spaces! My two favorites are the neutral room with the malachite green shades and the Delft -pottery-come-to-life dining room.

While the rooms are great and polished it is kind of like having to wear a strong statement blouse. I worry I would tire of it and I would prefer it in the smaller interchangeable details like cushions. Like that in an outfit. I just wish I was more handy bc otherwise I might commit to more print…

Just had a designer from Westport, CT come to help me with Roman shades for my home….with his French accent he dissed everything in my house and offered no insight to the window treatments. He told me that I would need to spend a minimum of $750 for a Roman shade in my bathroom – is that really the going price?! I felt like such a peasant when he left.

I agree. I LOVE using bold patterns on Roman Shades. There are so many fantastic fabrics that do look/feel like art. And, dare I say, I think you get more impact when you use a great fabric on a Roman Shade than you do on a full-length panel or even (gasp!) on pillows.
BTW, The zebra shade is, by far, my favorite.